Santa Maria-Bonita School District (SMBSD) students have benefited from the nonprofit Community Friends of Santa Barbara, which has been providing clothing to students in the Santa Maria Valley since the early 2000s through the Student Clothing Connection.
Recently, 1,000 new blankets were distributed to the students by the all-volunteer organization, along with swimsuits and towels for Oakley Elementary fifth-graders who participated in a swim program this spring.
Following a break during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Community Friends of Santa Barbara’s (formerly Assistance League of Santa Barbara), school clothing program resumed with the 2023-24 school year…